This book has systematically expounded and
analysed the theory of the unity of knowing and doing in Chinese philosophical
history. It’s divided into several parts, which are including the Pre-Qin
times; the Han, Sui and the Tang Dynasties; the Song and Ming Dynasties; the
Qing Dynasty and the modern times. In addition, it emphatically introduces the
theories of knowing and doing advanced by different philosophers and scholars,
such as Confucius, Mencius, Lao Zi, Zhuang
Zi, Mo Zi, Xun Kuang,
Han Fei, Dong Zhongshu, Wang Chong, Cheng Yi, Zhu Xi, Wang Yangming, Wang
Fuzhi, Yan Yuan, Tan Sitong, Sun Yat Sen and of all the sects of Buddhism.
Clear arrangement and an easy and fluent style of writing characterize the
book.